The Maturation of the Russian Offshore Software Industry
In the decade of the 1990's, India leapt ahead of all other competitors for off-shore programming business, giving the impression that Russia had not lived up to its potential.
Aug 05, 2004
By Stephen Hawk ([email protected]), University of Wisconsin-Parkside School of Business & Technology, 900 Wood Road Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, (262) 595-2024 and William McHenry ([email protected]), Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4801, (330) 972-5441. January 16, 2004. Revised: July 2, 2004
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In the decade of the 1990's, India leapt ahead of all other competitors for off-shore programming business, giving the impression that Russia had not lived up to its potential. This paper uses case studies of firms and clients and available literature to investigate what Russia has achieved so far, what bottlenecks and hindrances have prevented it from going further, and how those problems are now being addressed. Based on the Heeks/Nicholson and Carmel models, it is concluded that there have been important improvements in domestic input factors, infrastructure, and software industry characteristics; some improvements in linkages with customer firms; and relatively little progress in improving national vision and strategy. The industry has achieved a "platform of maturity" from which further growth is now possible.
If this work is referenced or quoted please cite it by stating the title, author names, and that it will appear in the Journal of Information Technology for Development in 2005. © Pre-publication version, Stephen Hawk, William McHenry, 2004. All Rights Reserved.
In the decade of the 1990's, India leapt ahead of all other competitors for off-shore programming business, giving the impression that Russia had not lived up to its potential. This paper uses case studies of firms and clients and available literature to investigate what Russia has achieved so far, what bottlenecks and hindrances have prevented it from going further, and how those problems are now being addressed. Based on the Heeks/Nicholson and Carmel models, it is concluded that there have been important improvements in domestic input factors, infrastructure, and software industry characteristics; some improvements in linkages with customer firms; and relatively little progress in improving national vision and strategy. The industry has achieved a "platform of maturity" from which further growth is now possible.
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